Boys from Comaniac were formed in 2010 in Switzerland and their first name was Company Of Maniacs. You see the parallel here. After several demo-releases, they dropped their debut album Return To The Wasteland in 2015. It was a good way to introduce themselves to the audience of the metal subgenre. While the first positive impressions were being digested, half of the members left the band and the rest of the band started working on new songs.
Comaniac’s thrash metal is music without major risks. The aggression is moderate, and everything falls somewhere between the middle and haste tempo without any intrusive attacks, at least in the sense of music.
There are significantly more melody than in the average thrash projects, and also more prominent guitar schemes with heavy metal solos. Riffs are nice, supported by a combination of methodic and wild drums. For all of you who love power pedaling, you are especially going to enjoy what this album has to offer. Rebellious vocals resemble punk style, and the shape of certain songs proves a thesis that thrash was born from punk.
Technically, the sonic texture is well performed, with heart and candor. Moderately polished sounds and solid production makes this thrash metal album a strong competitor on the market. Its biggest flaw is that is lacks the essence of thrash. Continuated ambient and acoustic introductions on the trace of Metallica might be the album’s strongest assets.
Coal is one of the songs with acoustic intro and of the most thrash tracks with aggressive and growly back vocals. Guarding Ruins is close to it, with similar characteristics. Suborned and Self Control are bursting from punk influences.
Ambient of thrash\heavy metal number How To End It All is accentuated by interlude and redundancy of guitar melodies. The last third of the album is enriched by Heart Of Stone, Forever More and Instruction For Destruction, all of which stands as an evidence that Comaniacs are competent thrash metal band.
As this is the type of metal with a wide fanbase, we can anticipate that Comaniac will find their way, especially among younger generation. They could also easily grab some points within power metal audience. However, I am not saying that the band has a shiny future and open way to the top. What I am saying is that they have already found a place in the subgenre. What will they do from that place is yet to be seen and heard.
